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and Holland, that the Allies had been com- The Duke of Wellington charged at the pletely defeated, and Buonaparte had ob-head of the cavalry more than once. An tained a decisive victory. This was done officer of high rank near him, said, My simultaneously by previous concert with Lord Duke, it is too much: recollect, of his spies and secret agents, for the purpose what consequence your life is.' The Duke of improving any advantage which he said, 'My duty demands it.' Every one of might obtain. By the same agency, the his staff, and all around him were killed road to Brussels from the field of battle was, or wounded. during the action of the 18th, intercepted by waggons and other lumber and encumbrance; so that had our army been defeated and obliged to retreat, it must have left all its baggage and heavy artillery behind, the road having been thus rendered almost impracticable.

La Belle Alliance, the little place from which some would denominate the battle, consists of not more than three or four wretched houses, one of which is nearly destroyed by the cannon shot. The plain of Waterloo is a magnificent scene, and a prize-fighting ground worthy of such a battle. The position of the French was woody; that of the Allies chiefly covered with grain. Rye was the prevailing species. It grows so high, that a Scotch regiment, in advancing through a field of it on the 16th, was nearly cut to pieces without seeing an enemy. The French observed its approach by the tops of its muskets shining in the corn, and took their aim accordingly, while our troops could only fire at random.

DURING THE BATTLE.

Brussels, June 25:—“ In the battle of the 18th. Buonaparte directed the operations from a house on the left of the road from Waterloo to Namur, and at three o'clock in the afternoon was confident of success. Captain S. being made prisoner, was conducted to Buonaparte at that hour. He inquired of the Captain, who commanded? &c. and, on being informed, said, "It is very well, but I shall beat them, and be this night in Brussells." He also asked what number of English cavalry were in the field? The answer was, I do not know ;' an officer of his Staff immediately said, 'I will tell you; you have fifteen regiments: I was in London ten days ago.' We had precisely fifteen regiments, and four of Germans.

[Buonaparte directed the action from an observatory erected on purpose in the center of the field. It is still standing.]

Buonaparte directed the various at tacks of his Guards in person. On one occasion, we believe about the period when Lord Uxbridge received his wound, he and his staff were intermixed pêle méle with some part of the Duke of Wellington's. His escape was almost miraculous.

The great danger to which the Duke of Wellington was exposed in the late battle, is shewn by two circumstances that have reached us from good authority. His Aidde-Camp, Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon, respectfully remonstrated with him on his remaining so far within the range of a very destructive fire. The Duke said, he would take one more view of that part of the field, and go. Having employed his telescope for two or three minutes, his Grace was turning his horse, when Col. Gordon, who was accompanying him, was killed by his side. Another Aid-deCamp, Colonel Canning, had put his hand upon the saddle of the Duke's horse while receiving orders. As he withdrew it, his hand was shattered by a ball.

The Duke and Earl of Uxbridge had preconcerted the seizure of the Leader of the achievement was to have belonged to the Banditti's person, and the glory of from the confusion occasioned among the It failed chiefly men by their gallant leader's severe wound, and by their not gaining the summit of the hill in time; the instant their project became apparent to the French, they were charged by a fine regiment of Cuirassiers, and at this instant Buonaparte and his Staff hustled off. The Life Guards were, for an instant, checked in their pursuit.

the1st Life Guards.

The Duke of Wellington's two Aidesde-Camp were killed at his side. Of the 24 British Generals, 11 were either killed or wounded. Every Commander exposed himself throughout the whole conflict, and never was firing more direct or deadly, the French cuirassiers in particular committed dreadful havock by their first attack, but when they came to close quarters, the sabre was found to be more effectual than the long spear.-The Duke of Wellington's whole force of British, Belgians, Hanoverians, Brunswickers, &c. is said to have amounted to 94,500 men, (including $4,000 English) and his total loss is stated at 20,000.

This is to be accounted for by the immense loss of the French, not less than 100,000 men. The Prussians estimate their loss, up to the 16th inclusive, at 16,000 men.

True British perseverance of General and Soldiers was crowned with success so

much the more precious, as it had remained long in a state of the most awful suspence. "Never before," said the Duke, "was I obliged to take such pains for vicmtory: and never before was I so near being nbeuten."The French fought with greater sudesperation than was ever before wit 16 neysed.

The conduct of the household brigade consisting of the Life Guards and Oxford Blues, at the battle of Waterloo, excited the admiration and astonishment of the whole army. They made repeated charges against the enemy's cavalry, and completely annihilated the regiment of Polish Lancers. The loss has naturally been very severe; out of sixteen officers of the Blues, five only have escaped being killed or wounded.

At the close of the pursuit of the enemy the Duke of Wellington, finding the troops so much exhausted as to be unable to proteed, recommended it to them to give the flying enemy three British cheers before halting.

Only 350 out of the battallions of the 1st regiment of Guards, consisting of 1400 effective rank and file, remained unhurt.

We lament to learn, that every Officer of that gallant regiment the Scots Greys, was either killed or wounded in the battle. A Quarter-master is at present in command of the regiment. Theat

general interest and sympathy excited by the unprecedented list of wounded officers, induces us to give the scale of penstons granted to officers "losing an eye or timb in the service," viz.-Lieut. Generals 4001 Major Generals, 3501.; Colonels and Lient.Colonels, 3001.; Majors, 2001.; Captains, 1001., Lieutenants, 701.; and Engigus 50!.

The Belgians will read with pride the following trait, which will belong to the history of the infancy of their Monarchy:

His Royal Highness the Hereditary Prince, hurried by ardour into the midst of the battle, was surrounded and taken by the French. The 7th battalion perceived the Prince's danger, hastened to his assistafée, and succeeded in delivering him is Royal Highness took off the insignia of his order, and threw it in the midst of the battalion, saying," Children, you live all deserved it." It was fastened to their colours on the field of battle, ant cries of Long live the Hereditary Print All the Belgians swore to defend, evento death, this mark of honour, and at this sublime moment many of these brave meh fell, while pronouncing this patriotic oath.

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The Prussians, it appears, went into battle with a resolution to give no quarter, which they carried into full effect! All the 7th Hussars British taken prisoners, were afterwards put to death in cold blood by the Polish Lancers.--The great loss of Officers and men in the 7th Hussars was owing to the Polish Lancers having small flags at the end of their pikes; at which the horses of the 7th, on their charge, took so much fright as to throw that corps into great disorder; of which the enemy took destructive advantage.

The horse which the Prince Regent presented to Marshal Blucher, and on which the gallant veteran placed so high a value, was killed under him during the battle.

AFTER THE BATTLE.

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[One of the first consequences of the destruction of the French army, was, a difference in the accounts propagated, co cerning it. The minister at war reported that above 60,000 troops were safe: Marshall Ney, rose in the House of Peers, and stated that not half the number could be collected. In revenge for this detection for the fact was true-it was whispered that Ney's treason caused the loss of the battle. To clear himself from this imputation, Ney published an account of his share in the action,—from which the following are excerpta. They detect some of Buonaparte's lies.]

On the 17th the army marched in the direction of Mount St. Jean.

o'clock, and though the bulletin which de On the 18th the battle began at one tails it makes no mention of me, it is not necessary for me to mention that I was engaged in it.

About seven o'clock in the evening after the most frightful carnage which I have ever witnessed, General Labedoyere came to me with a message from the Emperor, that Marshal Grouchy had arrived on our right, and attacked the left of the English and Prussians united. This General Officer, in riding along the lines, spread this intelligence among the soldiers, whose courage and devotion remained unshaken, and who gave new proofs of them at that moment, in spite of the fatigue which they experienced. Immediately after, what was my astonishment, I should rather say indignation, when I learned, that so far from Marshal Grouchy having arrived to support us, as the whole army had been assured, between 40 and 50,000 Prussians attacked our extreme right, and forced us to retire !

A short time afterwards I saw four regi

passed there at nine o'clock in the morning." So far Marshal Ney.

ments of the middle guard, conducted by the Emperor, arriving. With these troops he wished to renew the attack, and to peneEvery thing leads to the belief that Buotrate the centre of the enemy. He ordered naparte will not recover this dreadful me to lead them on; generals, officers, and blow; we quote the avowal of Count Lo soldiers all displayed the greatest intre-bau (General Mouton), who confessed

pidity; but this body of troops was too
weak to resist for a long time the forces
opposed to it by the enemy, and it was soon
necessary to renounce the hope which this
attack had for a few moments inspired.

General Friant had been struck with a
ball by my side, and I myself had my
horse killed, and fell under it. The brave
men returned from this terrible battle
will, I hope, do me justice to say, that they
saw me on foot with sword in hand during
the whole of the evening, and that I only
quitted the scene of carnage among the
last, and at the moment when retreat could
At the same
no longer be prevented.
time the Prussians continued their offensive
movenients, and our right sensibly retired,
the English advanced in their turn. There
remained to us still four squares of the old
guard to protect the retreat. These brave
grenadiers, the choice of the army, forced
successively to retire, yielded ground foot
by foot till overwhelmed by numbers they
were almost annihilated. From that mo-
ment a retrograde movement was declared,
and the army formed nothing but a con-
fused mass. There was not, however, a
total rout, nor the cry of sauve qui peut,
as has been calumniously stated in the bul-
letin.

that the Emperor had lost on this day almost every thing that was personally attached to him.

The highest praise is due to the inhabitants of Brussells, for their humanity and

a tention to the wounded soldiers who were brought there in waggons after the memorable battle. Both sexes and all rauks exerted themselves to the utmost: the females were particularly useful in assisting the surgeons in dressing their wounds. They also gave a liberal supply

of food.

The brewers of Brussel's having been ordered to send water to the wounded soldiers who remained on the road from the field of battle, immediately sent 15 waggous loaded with beer.

A deputation from the Hague has brought, in the name of that town, the sum of 10,000 florins for the relief of the wounded.

The inhabitants of Rotterdam, in imitation of those of the Lague and Amsterdam, have sent a sum of 3,000 gilders for the use of the wounded at Brussels, besides lint, shirts, handkerchiefs, and other articles, for their better accommodation. The subscriptions were still continued, and it was intended to raise a sum for the behoof of the widows and children of those who had fallen.

A Brussels paper says that the humaity of the English soldiery, after the battle of Waterloo, was such, that they were the first to assist the wounded French, 500 of whom were thus preserved by their generous enemies -The French cuirassiers of the Imperial Guard were all arrayed in breast and back plates, which would resist

I arrived at Machienne-au-pont at four o'clock in the morning, alone, without ary officers of my staff, ignorant of what had become of the Emperor, who before the end of the battle had entirely disappeared, and who I was allowed to believe might be either killed or taken prisoner. General Pamphile Lacroix, chief of the staff of the second corps, whom I found in this city, having told me that the Emperor was at Charleroi. I was led to suppose that his Majesty was going to put himself at the head of Marshal Grouchy's corps, to cover the Sambre, and to facilitate to the troops the means of rallying towards Avesnes, and with this persuasion I went to Beaumont; but parties of cavalry following us too near, and having already intercepted the roads of Maubeuge and Philippeville, The front cuirass is in the form of a pigeons I becrae sensible of the total impossibility of stopping a single soldier on that point breast, so as to effectually turn off a musket to oppose the progress of the victorious ene-shot, though fired ever so ear, owing to my. I continued my march upon Avesnes, where I could obtain no intelligence of what had become of the Emperor.

At my arrival at Bourget, 3 leagues from Paris, I learned that the Emperor had

a musket shot-none of the men were under six feet high, had served three campaigns, and been twelve years in the service

notwithstanding they were so protected, they were nearly all destroyed-three waggonloads of cuirasses were taken from the slain, and carried into Brussels.

its being kept so bright; the back cuirass is made to fit the back; they weigh from 9 to 11lbs. each, according to the size of the man, and are stuffed inside with a pad; they fit on by a kind of fish-scaled clasp

and are put off and on in an instant; they, have helmets the same as our Horse Guards, straight long swords and pistols, but no carbines; and if there is a good horse to be found they are sure to have it. Many days after the battle, the fields of Waterloo continued to present great numbers of poor persous, particularly females, seeking for plunder. Every rag was searched, in expectation it could produce gold or silver lace or money. Among the most common spoils were the eagles worn on the fronts of the caps of some of the French regiments. These when broken off, were sold at Brussells for about two francs each. Among the French killed and wounded, were found an immense number of letters from friends, relatives, and lovers, who have to lament their loss.

The States-General of Holland, in gratitude for the exertions of the Prince of Orange in the battles of the 16th and 18th of June, have come to the resolution to present his Royal Highness with the domain of Soestdyk, with all its dependencies, in the name of the Dutch people, to be held by him in full property; and to fit up and furnish the royal hunting seat there at the public expence. A monument in honour of the troops is also to be erected on the domain,

A Russiau courier who passed through Frankfort on the 24th, carried from the Emperor Alexander to Prince Blucher the insignia of the Order of St. Anne of the First Class, and a present of 200,000 silver roubles (a million of francs).

Buonaparte's carriage, which the Prusians have taken, will be carried to-Berlin. Berlin, June 24. Our capital is intoxicated with joy. Great was the exultation of to-day, when Lieutenant Nerest brought the glorious dispatches from Prince Blucher. He was preceded by 36 postilions blowing their horns, and surrounded by an immense population,

Lieutenant Nernst made his journey in the captured carriage of the Duke of Bas

sano.

Besides Buonaparte's carriage, seven other carriages in his suite were captured. The Prussian soldiers who made this booty were laden with Napoleons d'or.

Hamburgh, June 23.-Yesterday the most important news of the great victory was communicated to the public at our theatre, by the manager Hersfeld, and produced indescribable rejoicing.

The news had an extraordinary effect upon our 'Change to day. All holders of colonial produce and manufactures kept buck, so that the prices were merely nominal.

Brunswick, June 26. It was near midnight on the 22d, when the body of our lamented Prince was brought here. Several thousand persons went to meet it. At the distance of a mile from the town the horses were taken from the hearse, which was drawn by the people to the palace.

The grief of the whole country is inexpressible for the loss of our Prince.

Paragraphs from the Journal de l'Empire of the 30th of June and the 2d of July:

"Nine days have scarcely elapsed since Buonaparte himselfbrought us the news of the destruction of his chosen army. The aspect of Paris during that interval would form the topic of a multitude of observations. We confine ourselves to what took place upon 'Change; for it is the best and least deceitful index of public opinion.

"On the first rumour of that cruel event, consternation and grief sat on every countenance; but next day hope began to mix itself with regret. The reports of deposi The funds; which the day before had been tion and abdication began to circulate. at 53, experienced a sudden rise of 4 per cent. On Thursday, the day when the abdication was at last pronounced, the funds rose from 55 to 60. From the opening of the Exchange, some voices having for this sudden rise, an unanimous shout of noticed to what hopes they were indebted applause was heard every time the crier proclaimed the constantly rising price of the funds.

"A slight cloud having overcast the political horizon, occasioned on Saturday a fall of from 5 to 6 per cent.; but Sunday having afforded time to judge of the state of things, and public opinion and wishes continuing to urge on events towards the desired end, the funds again improved.

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Yesterday, the 28th, the hope of a happy conclusion, surmounted the fears which the approach of Lord Wellington's army might have inspired, and the 5 per cents. rose to 63; and to-day the 29th, notwithstanding some alarming reports respecting the tranquility of Paris, the funds have risen in equal proportion." are in request at 64. The bank shares

June 25. Buonaparte applied to the Prowhich were immediately granted. Passvisional Government for two frigates, ports for his voyage to the United States the result will be seen by the following were asked of the Duke of Wellington;

Copy of a Letter to Count Bignon.

Head-quarters, June 28. MONSIEUR LE COMTE.-I have had the honour to receive your Excellency's letter

of the 25th. I have already written to the Commissioners named to treat with the Allied Powers for peace, upon the proposition for a suspension of hostilities; a reply which your Excellency has seen, and to which I have nothing to add. As to what regards a passport and protection for Napoleon Buonaparte to go to the United States of America, I must inform your Excellency, that I have no authority from iny Government to give any sort of anawer whatever to that demand.

"I have the honour to be, Mons. le Comte, with the highest consideration, your obedient servant,

(Signed)

WELLINGTON.

A French minor paper-Paris printedhas the following: "Napoleon Buonaparte was very careful in providing himself with good books upon America, before his departure from Malmaison. He asked for a great many, and went himself to see that they were put into his carriage. He said to those who were near him, that he renounced for ever the tumult of the world and of business, and that he had no other wish but to end his days peaceably in the United States of America, amidst a free and hospitable people. He expressed a wish to see M. Cadet Gassicourt, and spoke with him for some minutes in private. Napoleon, before his abdication, granted the decoration of the Order of Reunion, to' some of those employed in the Office of the Secretary of State."

The same paper mentions the following persons as composing the suite of Buonaparte, on his way to Rochefort :-Generals Bertrand, Savary, Lallemand, Labedoyere, Montholon, and Gorgau ; Colonels Baillon and Deschamps; the chiefs of squadron, Morin, Resigny, and Sir Yon; Capt. Pieron, Lieutenant Aurie; Delascase, chamberlain, and his son; Ste. Catherine, page; Bathery, secretary; Regan, surgeon; Cotin and Appiani, maitres d'hotel; Planat, St. Jacques, and Chiappe, with eight or ten domestics.

[Napoleon, arrived at Rochefort, tried every way to escape; but finding that he must surrender either on land, or at sea, he chose the latter, of which the following is the official account.]

Admiralty-Office July 25 1815.

Extract of a Letter from Captain Maitland, of his Majesty's ship Bellerophon, to John Wilson Croker, Esq. dated in Basque Roads, the 14th inst.

For the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, I have to acquaint you that the Count Las Cassas and General Allemand this day came on board

his Majesty's ship under my command, with a proposal for me to receive on board Napoleon Buonaparte, for the purpose of throwing himself on the generosity of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent.

Conceiving myself authorised by their Lordships secret order, I have acceded to the proposal, aud he is to embark ou board this ship to-morrow morning.

That no misunderstanding might arise, I have explicitly and clearly explained to Count Las Cassas, that I have no authority whatever for granting terms of any sort; but that all I can do is to convey him and his suite to England, to be received in such a manner as his Royal Highness may deem expedient.

[The following is given in the French papers, as a copy of the letter written by Buonaparte to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, and sent before his arrival.] "ROYAL HIGHNESS.

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Exposed to the factions which divide my Country, and to the enmity of the great Powers of Europe, I have terminated my political career, and I come, like Themistocles, to throw myself upon the hospitality (m'asseoir sur les foyers) of the British People. I claim from your Royal Highness the protection of the laws, and throw myself upon the most powerful, the most constant, and the most generous of my enemies.

(Signed)

"NAPOLEON.

sented himself as a suppliant, has been mis-
[The allusion to Themistocles, who pre-
taken by the newspapers, which have re-
ferred it to the reception of Themistocles
at the Court of Xerxes: the words-
myself on the hearth of the British people,
m'asseoir sur les foyers- literally, to seat
refers to the humble posture of the Grecian
hero, who seated himself on the hearth of
Admetus, King of the Molossians, his
household gods being placed around; and

in this, the most solemn and submissive
manuer, for a suppliant, be besought pro-
tection-which he received.]

NAPOLEONICA.

Since the Violet's fair emblem Napoleon chose,
Let him stick to his emblem, and find to his
For consoling his friends and deceiving his foes,
grief,

That the Violet goes off with the full of its
leaf.

Paris, July 14--Yesterday a considerable sum was paid on account of contribu tions imposed on Paris. It was the produce of a distribution of the burthen on different classes of citizens. The notaries, it is said, paid 226,600 francs; the law agents, 500,000; the merchants, 600,000; the

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